I'm hairy. What solution will creep women out the least?

I'm also a fairly hairy dude, and I've just dealt with it by trimming and grooming. Trying to shave that shit off all the time is way too tedious and time consuming. Just keep your lawn well groomed and find a chick who doesn't mind a little fur.

Embrace your inner monkey.

Is this you?

http://www.livescience.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=080402-bear-rub

yetanotherchick wrote:

Hairiness doesn't really bother me, except for thick knuckle hair or toe hair (get rid of that shit!).

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Trimming is better than shaving because of the stubble and the chance for ingrown hairs (and if you miss a spot you don't look ridiculous).

Thick knuckle hair? I didn't even realize that hair grows on knuckles.

I never thought about toe hair. My toe nails are so messed up (probably from decades of running) that I can't imagine that anyone would even notice any nearby hair. In fact, messed-up toe nails might be a good thread by itself. I have no idea how to deal with those. Personally, I never pay attention to anyone's toe nails, but I never pay attention to anyone's shoes, either.

This may sound silly, but what's the difference between shaving and trimming?

Bear Barral Polka wrote:

Is this you?

http://www.livescience.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=080402-bear-rub

HA-HA! Reminds me of my grandfather. He was built like a bear and he would always put his back against a door way and scratch it just like those bruins. He was not particularly hairy but he had a full head of hair that he always kept in a flat top until his passing at age 90. His hair was white and he looked like a polar bear.

chick as requested...

Some women like hairiness and as a previous poster alluded to, they find it manly. imho, for most women, chest hair, even a lot, is reasonably expected. Excessive upper arm, back, and back of the neck hair could be a turn-off but knowing that you shave and then feeling the inevitable stubble would not exactly be a foolproof solution. I would have to agree with a previous poster in suggesting laser hair removal if it's in your budget.

then again, you could choose not to comply with seemingly paralyzing social constructs...

some women are into hairyness

just put on the chimp mask ...and you're all set.

Laser hair removal>gone forever

we like hair. we just don't want it in our mouths.

Just own it man, girls are only creeped out by what you let them be creeped out by. If you are confident in your hairiness you won't get grief over it. If you are self confident about it, that is the problem there. I used to be really self confident about my hairiness. I worked at a summer camp, so when we'd swim, the other counselors would make fun of me (of course, turns out the counselors making fun of me were scummy chest-waxing frat types).

Anyway, they put together a pool of money to have me get waxed, so I figured why not. Well, it's stupid, don't do it. As Seth Rogan says in 40 year old virgin it's "about the gayest thing you can do."

Wear your chest-hair proudly, girls care so much less about how you look than you think they do. They care about how you act and how comfortable you are in your own skin.

i manscape. it was a choice i made a few years ago because it bugged me too much. it wasn't about others, it was about me. i wax/buzz my chest during the summer purely because of heat management. i don't have too hairy of a chest, but all my prs are w/o hair. what i have to "trim" is my arms. these frigg'n things become carpets and it is, in my eyes, disgusting. and it gets me hot and itchy and just plain uncomfortable in the summer.

many guys are losers. i still see at least 50% of male bathroom users walk right past the soap and sinks. filthy. OP, take pride in the fact that you care about hygiene and how you look.

jiminez wrote:

all my prs are w/o hair.

For some reason, that struck me as really funny: one of those "only on letsrun" statements.

For the OP - I think the reason more men have responded to your post than women (well, aside from the fact that there are more men than women on this board) is that women care a lot less about men's body hair than you guys seem to think.

"girls" don't like hair, but "women" do in my experience. You need to find a woman that could give a rip about being hairy...I'm quite hairy and my wife loves it...she thinks it is a sign of virility...

Did you just compare manscaping to washing your hands?

Because, they are very different, I take quite a bit of pride in my cleanliness, but as long as you shower often (which as runners, I think we all do) you are ok.

well, it has been my experience that girls who are attracted to hairy guys (me) = girls who enjoy having lots of sex. so there's that, which is nice.

At 27, I suppose i can be considered a woman and not a girl and I don't like Robin Williams-type hairyness. It's just way too much. Someone also mentioned that massage therapists don't mind hair, that's not true for me either as i am a massage therapist and I hate massaging hairy guys. It makes my hands feel weird and hair comes out in your hands - it's gross. I dated a guy that trimmed his hair almost everywhere and I didn't think it made him seem gay or metrosexual. I liked it. That's what you need to do is find someone that doesn't mind, if you like it. This guys didn't like hair so he trimmed it. FYI for the baldness/testosterone/excessive hair talk - high testosterone can be a cause of baldness.

My boyfriend is pretty hairy so I trim his chest and back/neck but only because he's more comfortable that way; less pulling and chafing. i think hair is sexy. Especially on athletic and fit men.

My boyfriend is pretty hairy so I trim his chest and back/neck but only because he's more comfortable that way; less pulling and chafing. i think hair is sexy. Especially on athletic and fit men.